Doctor Who on MSN

As we reported in August, the BBC have made a deal with MSN for the web portal to provide streamed classic TV content – and this includes Doctor Who, it has been confirmed.

So far you can catch all 6 epsides of 1965 adventure The Web Planet, which stars William Hartnell as the Doctor, William Russell as Ian Chesterton, Jacqueline Pearce as Barbara Wright and Maureen O’Brien as Vicki.

Co-starring many others including Martin Jarvis, The Web Planet sees the TARDIS drawn off-course to the planet Vortis, beginning an adventure in which the time travellers encounter the Zarbi – eight-foot long ant-like creatures – and the Menoptra, bizarre giant butterfly/bee creatures.

As an example of classic Who, The Web Planet is a perfect starting point to catching up with some memorable old adventures, and you can do this by visiting player.uk.msn.com/sci-fi/doctor-who – click the link and add it to your favourites today!

New adventures will be added every Tuesday and Friday beginning November 10th.

A long-term Doctor Who fan, Christian grew up watching the show and has early memories of the Graham Williams era. His favourite stories are Inferno, The Seeds of Doom and Human Nature (although The Empty Child, Blink and Utopia all come close). When he’s not bossing around the news team, Christian is a freelance writer specialising in mobile technology and domestic computing, and enjoys classic rock, cooking and spending time in the countryside with his wife and young children. You can find him on Twitter, Facebook and Google+.